Use Console.WriteLine to print the contents of the firstName variable to the screen.
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Use Console.WriteLine to print the contents of the firstName variable to the screen.
```CodeChallenge.cs
string firstName = Console.ReadLine();
string firstName = Console.WriteLine;
```

Roman Fincher · Answer

Let's see if this helps... 
In the first line, we use the equals sign because we are assigning an input from the console to an object. For WriteLine(), we aren't setting anything equal to something else, just writing the value of a string to standard output (the console).
Instead of assigning something with an "=", we need to tell WriteLine() what we want it to display. 
See the WriteLine() msdn (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.console.writeline(v=vs.110).aspx) and try to figure out how you're misusing it. Also, look at the compiler errors in "preview"... they would have started pointing you in this direction.

ALFRED MOHENU · Answer

When you run your program, Console.ReadLine() allows the user to enter some information which is then stored in the string variable, firstName. You can display the contents of the variable to the console by inserting the variable into Console.WriteLine() like this ---> Console.WriteLine(firstName); Re-watch the video if you don't really understand the topic.

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Use Console.WriteLine to print the contents of the firstName variable to the screen. need help with this question

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